Physician&#39;s table.



P. A. DENQUER. PHYSICIANS TABLE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 14, 1910.

1,039,708. Patent 1m. 1, 1912.

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FRANK A. DENQUER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

PHYSICIANS TABLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed J une 14, 1910. Serial No. 566,812.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK A. DENQUER, a citizen of the United States,residing in the borough of Brooklyn, New York city, county and State ofNew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inPhysicians Tables, of which the following is such a full, clear, andexact description as will enable any one skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification. y

In the use of physicians tables for treatment and examination, itheretofore has been the practice to use in'connection with such tables,when necessary, a removable drainage pad in conjunction with a wastereceptacle, the use of both of which articles is found to be veryinconvenient. In my present invention, the top of this table has asubstantial part thereof at the rear of the opening, fixe and has atilting supporting-frame which is provided with a permanent basin ordrainage compartment having suitable waste pipe connections and providedwith faucets for supplying water to the basin at a convenient point, thebasin being mounted in said tilting-frame and provided with a removablecover by which the basin may be concealed, if desired, and the surfaceof such cover may be used as part of the surface of the table whendesired.

' I have illustrated a type of my invention in the accompanyingdrawings, wherein;

Figure 1 is a perspective View of a physicians table having anadjustable top section, which is provided with my improvements, and withthe removable cover of the basin shown as open to give access thereto.Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the apparatus shown in Fig. 1,the plane of the section being indicated on line 2-2, Fig. 1, and withthe cover of the basin partly closed. Figs. 3 and 4 are side views ofthe table, with the table top shown in different adjusted positions.

Referring to the drawings, in which like numbers of references designatelike parts throughout, 1 indicates the base or lower part of aphysicians table and in which are arranged a set of drawers 2 at oneside and a compartment or cupboard 3 upon the other side. The upper partor section of the table comprises a rectangular frame having the sides4,. 5, deep basin, as well as the usual racks and gears for adjustingthe back-rest 8 which is hinged at 9 to the frame and which constitutesone part of the table top, the other part of the table top being thepart 10 which is secured to the frame and beneath which is arranged thebasin with its appliances. The rack-rest 8 is adjusted in angularposition relative to the frame by means of a toothed rack 11 which isoperated through -means of the usual handle 12 by means of a pinion,which is not shown but which is well known in this class of devices. IAt one end of the frame is arranged the usual leg-rest 13 which ispivoted at 14 to the side 5 of the frame and at the free end of theback-rest 8 is a head-rest 15, which is pivoted at 16 to the back-rest,and this head-rest is con- Patented Oct. 1. 1912.

6 and 7, which are sufficiently to contain the necessary parts of thestructed in the usual way to permit it being adjusted at differentangles relatively to the back-rest. The frame itself, together with allof the parts mounted thereon, is so constructed that it, may be adjustedin inclined position at a desired angle, as indicated in Fig. 4 byoperating a handle 17 which is fixed to a shaft 18 which is connectedwith the usual gears, which are well known in this class of devices foradjusting this part of the apparatus.

The part 10 of the table top is formed I I with an'opening 19 andbeneath this'and within the frame is arranged in fixed position a basin20'which is shown as mounted on a; suitable supporting frame 21 securedwithin the frame. This basin may be made like'any of the ordinary basinsused for household purposes or of any suitable enameled ware and it isprovided on the side toward the center of the table with a fixturecomprising a nozzle 22, hand valves 23 and 24, which control theconnected water pipes 25 and 26, respectively, oneof whichis suppliedwith'hot water and the other with cold. This fixture isan ordinary 1 Ione like that usedin bath-tubs or like places and by means of whichthe-water maybe obtained either entirely from the hot water supply orentirely from the cold water supply or partly from each of thesesupplies so as to deliver water from the nozzle 22 at a certain desired,temperature. This basin is also provided with a wzfste outlet 27 havinga strainer 28' placed therein, and this outlet may be controlled by anordinary hand plug as in the ordinary wash basin. Within the base part 1of the table are arranged vertical metal pipes 26 and 27 which areconnected with the hot and cold water pipes and the waste outlet of thebasin, by means of flexible tubes 25", 26 and 27 respectively. Theseflexible tubes or pipes connecting the rigid pipes in the base of thetable with the rigid fixtures beneath the basin are made withconsiderable slack or extra lepgth in order to permit of the end of thetable top, which contains the basin, being raised to any required heightin the tilting adjustment of the table top, as hereinbefore referred toand as indicated, for instance, in Fig. 4. The common nozzle 22 of thecombined hot and cold water faucet is shown as having removably attachedthereto, a flexible pipe 28, which has a nozzle 29, and which may bereadily moved to any particular point where its application is required.The lower ends of the metal water pipes 25 and 26 and the waste pipe '27are attached with suitable water main connections and waste pipe outletsby means of flexible pipes 25, 26 and 27, respectively, in order topermit the table to be slightly moved without injuring the metal pipeconnections though, of course, the lower ends of these pipes may beconnected in any well known way with their respective pipe connections,v

The opening 19 in the top of the table is provided with a removablecoverwhich in the present instance is shown as an ordinary roll top covermade in two sections 30 and 31, one section being arranged at each ofthe side edges of the opening, and operate in the usual guide-ways 32and 33, respectively. In Fig. 1 both'of the roll to sections or doorsare shown as opened whi e in Fig. 2, the roll top section 31 is shown asclosed while the other one 30 is open.

When it is desired to have access to the able cover may be used forentire basin both of the cover sections 30 and 31 are opened, as shownin Fig. 1, and when the basin is not to be used, the two sections of thecover are closed and thereby afford a firm supporting surface similar tothat afforded by the part 10 of the table top or the back-rest 9 of thetop. Of course, any well known form of removthe basin though I haveshown only a well known form of roll top cover. It will thus be seenthat this drainage compartment or basin, which is provided with all. thefacilities of ordinary basins, is so arranged in relation to theadjustable table top or section, that it in no way interferes with themovement or adjustment thereof and it is at all times ready to becalled; into service. When it is not to be used, it is readily coveredand concealed without the cover thereof in any way detracting from theuse of the table top as a resting surface for the subject. As the basinis equipped with a hot and cold water supply and a waste outlet, it canbe kept perfectly clean and sanitary thus giving it an importantadvantage over the old form of drainage pad and waste receptacle. Thesubject who may be under treatment, may seat himself or herself over theopen basin and upon the part 10 of the top and lean back against theback-rest 8, so that the nozzle 29, may be readily applied to thedesired part of the subject to wash or treat such part with water at thedesired temperature, and the wash resulting from such application isreadily received in the basin from where it is carried off by the outletto the sewer connection.

It will be noted that the removable section of the adjustable topconstitutes a seat for the patient when the top is arranged like achair, as shown in Fig. 3, and that in such position the thighs of thepatient rest upon the removable section. The opening 19 in the top beingabout fourteen inches in length, there is provided at the rear of theopening a fixed section or part on which the buttocks of the patient mayrest when the top is tilted so as to place the patient in dorsal orgynecological position, see Fig. 4:. By virtue of this construction whenthe patient is in this dorsal position the removable section may bewithdrawn from beneath the thighs as these parts then require nosupport, and this brings the parts to be treated immediately over thebasin and makes them easily accessible for both treatment andirrigation'purposes, at the same time avoiding the necessity of changingor shifting the position of the patient from the dorsal or recliningposition when such position is once assumed. In this respect Iclaim agreat advantage over the physicians tables heretofore in use.

This construction also provides quick and complete drainage'directlyinto the basin and thence by the waste pipe to a sewer connection. Astrainer in the outlet of the basin permits the waste liquids to flowthrough into the waste pipe, which may be removed at will from thestrainer.

,Having'thus described my invention what but arrests the solid materiali I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a physicianstable of the class described, the combination of a tilting topsupportingframe adapted to be adjusted relatively to the horizontal, a top on saidtilting frame and adapted to receive the subject and provided at one endwith an opening substantially the length of the thigh of a person (sayabout fourteen mounted inches) and substantially the width of thetable-top, ing and on which the thighs of the subject a removable coverfor said openmay rest when in substantially a sitting position on saidtable-top, a part of said table-top at the rear of said opening beingfixed and adapted to receive and supportas a seat the buttocks of thesubject when the cover of said opening is removed, an adjustableupwardly-swinging back-rest hinged at the rear of said fixed-part of thetable-top, a basin mounted in said tilting frame beneath said opening inthe table-top and pro vided with a waste outlet, and a water supply forsaid basin, substantially as set forth.

2. In a physicians table of the class described, the combination of atilting topsupporting frame adapted to be adjusted relatively to thehorizontal, a top mounted on said tilting frame and adapted to receivethe subject and provided at one end with an opening substantially thelength of the thigh of a person (say about fourteen inches) andsubstantially the width of the table-top, a removable cover for saidopen ing and on which the thighs of the subject may rest when insubstantially a sitting position on said table-top, a part of saidtabletop at the rear of said opening being fixed and adapted to receiveand support as a seat the buttocks of the subject when the cover of saidopening is removed, an adjustable upwardly-swinging back-rest hinged atthe rear of said fixed-part of the table-top, a basin mounted in saidtilting-frame be neath said opening in the table-top and provided with awaste outlet, a faucet for said basin, a water supply-pipe and flexiblepipe connections between sald faucet and supplypipefor permitting thetilting of said tabletop substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of thetwo subscribing witnesses.

FRANK A. DENQUER.

Witnesses:

WILLIS FOWLER, L. V. SPARKS.

